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A man and his little son spent their summer vacation walking through the mountains far from their city. One day, the little boy slipped 20-30 meters down the side of the mountain. Finally he was able to grab onto a tree branch and hold on.
“Help me!” he cried out.
“Help me!” a voice shouted back.
The boy was very surprised. “Who are you?” he shouted.
“Who are you?” the voice shouted back.
“You are a fool!” he said.
“You are a fool!” the voice came back.
At that moment, his father got to him. “Someone is talking to me but I can’t see who he is,” the boy said to his father.
“Son, that is called an echo(回音),” his father said. “But really, it’s called life.”
“You are a winner!” the father cried.
“You are a winner!” the voice answered.
“You are talented!” the father shouted.
“You are talented!” it came back.
“Son, that’s how life is. Whatever you do, it always comes back to you,” the father said. “The question is: what are you sending out about? Please start sending out: ‘I am strong, I am talented, and I am the best.’ What you send out is going to come back to you.”
If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.
1.The man and his son spent their _________ in the mountains.
A. weekends B. summer vacation
C. winter vacation D. Christmas holiday
2.What happened to the boy?
A. He could not find his father.
B. He fell down from a tall tree.
C. He slipped down the mountain.
D. He got lost in the mountains.
3. When the boy shouted “Who are you?”, the voice said _________.
A. “Help me.” B. “Who are you?”
C. “You are a fool.” D. “I am the best.”
4.The boy thought the voice came from __________
A. himself B. his good friend in his city
C. his father D. someone in the mountain
5.What’s the best title of this story?
A. Life is like an echo. B. Have you ever heard an echo?
C. Everybody needs help. D. Do you like climbing mountains?
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A man and his little son spent their summer vacation walking through the mountains far from their city. One day, the little boy slipped 20-30 meters down the side of the mountain. Finally he was able to grab onto a tree branch and hold on.
“Help me!” he cried out.
“Help me!” a voice shouted back.
The boy was very surprised. “Who are you?” he shouted.
“Who are you?” the voice shouted back.
“You are a fool!” he said.
“You are a fool!” the voice came back.
At that moment, his father got to him. “Someone is talking to me but I can’t see who he is,” the boy said to his father.
“Son, that is called an echo(回音),” his father said. “But really, it’s called life.”
“You are a winner!” the father cried.
“You are a winner!” the voice answered.
“You are talented!” the father shouted.
“You are talented!” it came back.
“Son, that’s how life is. Whatever you do, it always comes back to you,” the father said. “The question is: what are you sending out about? Please start sending out: ‘I am strong, I am talented, and I am the best.’ What you send out is going to come back to you.”
If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.
1.The man and his son spent their _________ in the mountains.
A. weekends B. summer vacation
C. winter vacation D. Christmas holiday
2.What happened to the boy?
A. He could not find his father.
B. He fell down from a tall tree.
C. He slipped down the mountain.
D. He got lost in the mountains.
3.When the boy shouted “Who are you?”, the voice said _________.
A. “Help me.” B. “Who are you?”
C. “You are a fool.” D. “I am the best.”
4.The boy thought the voice came from __________
A. himself B. his good friend in his city
C. his father D. someone in the mountain
5.What’s the best title of this story?
A. Life is like an echo.
B. Have you ever heard an echo?
C. Everybody needs help.
D. Do you like climbing mountains?
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阅读理解。
A man and his little son spent their summer vacation walking through the mountains far from their city. One day, the little boy slipped 20-30 meters down the side of the mountain. Finally he was able to grab onto a tree branch and hold on.
“Help me!” he cried out.
“Help me!” a voice shouted back.
The boy was very surprised. “Who are you?” he shouted.
“Who are you?” the voice shouted back.
“You are a fool!” he said.
“You are a fool!” the voice came back.
At that moment, his father got to him. “Someone is talking to me but I can’t see who he is,” the boy said to his father.
“Son, that is called an echo(回音),” his father said. “But really, it’s called life.”
“You are a winner!” the father cried.
“You are a winner!” the voice answered.
“You are talented!” the father shouted.
“You are talented!” it came back.
“Son, that’s how life is. Whatever you do, it always comes back to you,” the father said. “The question is: what are you sending out about? Please start sending out: ‘I am strong, I am talented, and I am the best.’ What you send out is going to come back to you.”
If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.
1.The man and his son spent their _________ in the mountains.
A. weekends B. summer vacation
C. winter vacation D. Christmas holiday
2.What happened to the boy?
A. He could not find his father. B. He fell down from a tall tree.
C. He slipped down the mountain. D. He got lost in the mountains.
3. When the boy shouted “Who are you?”, the voice said _________.
A. “Help me.” B. “Who are you?”
C. “You are a fool.” D. “I am the best.”
4.The boy thought the voice came from __________
A. himself B. his good friend in his city
C. his father D. someone in the mountain
5.What’s the best title of this story?
A. Life is like an echo. B. Have you ever heard an echo?
C. Everybody needs help. D. Do you like climbing mountains?
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A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonald’s on a cold winter evening. They took a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to the cash register to order. After a while he got the food back and they began to open it.
There was one hamburger, some French fries and one drink. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger in half and divided the French fries in two piles. Then he neatly put the half of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and his wife took a sip. “how poor the old people are!” the people around them thought. As the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there watching him and took turns to drink. A young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them. But they refused politely and said that they got used to sharing everything.
Then a young lady asked a question of the little old lady. “ Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything, then what are you waiting for?” She answered, “The teeth.”
1.What did the old man order?
A. One hamburger and one drink.
B. Some French fries and two cups of coffee.
C. One hamburger, some French fries and one drink
D. Some fries and drink.
2.What did they do after they opened the food?
A. They left McDonald’s.
B. They shared the food.
C. They began to look for seats.
D. They began to order another one.
3.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “took a sip”?
A. Drank something slowly B. Had a rest.
C. Had some snacks. D. Taste it.
4.As the old man began to eat things, his wife sat there ____________.
A. talking with him
B. looking at him quite angrily
C. watching him and took turns to drink
D. reading a newspaper
5.What can we know from the whole passage?
A. The old lady wasn’t hungry at all.
B. The two old people shared the same teeth.
C. The old lady had a toothache.
D. They are very friendly.
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A man was walking through a forest. He was holding an axe (斧子) in his hand. A little tree __ him and said, "Please use your axe to cut down those tall trees, my friend. Because of them, the sunlight cannot fall on me, and I have no room at all to __ myself. Without them, I’ll be the pride of this part of the forest these years.”
The man __ to help the little tree. He used his axe to cut down the tall trees. Then the little tree had __ room. The little tree felt __ and said thanks to the man. When the Sun came out, the little tree lost __ and it became very thirsty. Later when a storm came, the little tree lost all its leaves and branches.
“Oh, poor little tree!” a bird said. “You shouldn’t have asked the man to cut down the tall __. The tall trees protected you so that you didn’t __ heat or wind. Time went by and you have grown up. When you get tall and __, you can have enough strength to fight against the Sun and the storms. So I don’t __ you should do that.”
After hearing the words of the bird, the little tree felt regretful.
1.A. stopped B. accepted C. followed
2.A. control B. prepare C. spread
3.A. forgot B. refused C. decided
4.A. deep B. enough C. heavy
5.A. happy B. sad C. terrible
6.A. energy B. water C. food
7.A. trees B. plants C. forests
8.A. learn about B. talk about C. worry about
9.A. strong B. weak C. low
10.A. find B. think C. receive
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A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonald's 16 a cold-winter evening. They took a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to the cash register (收银处)to order. After a while he got the food back and they began to 17 it.
There was one hamburger, some French fries and one drink. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger into halves and 18 the French fries in two piles. Then he neatly put the 19 of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and his wife took a sip. "How20 the old people are!" The people around them thought.
21 the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there 22 him and took turns to drink. 23 young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them. But they refused 24 and said that they got used to 25 everything.
Then a young lady asked the little old lady a question. "Madam, why aren't you eating? You said that you shared everything. Then what are you waiting for?" She answered, "The teeth.”
1. A. for B. at C. in D. on
2. A. eat B. taste C open D. try
3.A. divided B. placed
C. changed D. cut
4. A. half B. bit C. piece D. pair
5.A. clever B. foolish C. old D. poor
6.A. Because B. As C. So D. Before
7.A. keeping B. watching
C. seeing D. holding
8.A. Another B. The other
C. Other D. A
9.A. delightedly B. carefully
C. politely D. angrily
10.A. share B. sharing
C. enjoy D. enjoying
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A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonald’s_______a cold-winter evening. They took a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to the cash register (收银处)to order. After a while he got the food back and they began to_______it.
There was one hamburger, some French fries and one drink. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger into halves and_______the French fries in two piles. Then he neatly put the_______of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and his wife took a sip. "How_______the old people are!" The people around them thought.
_______the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there_______him and took turns to drink._______young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them. But they refused_______and said that they got used to________everything.
Then a young lady asked the little old lady a question. "Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you shared everything. Then what are you waiting for?" She answered, "The teeth.”
1.A.for B.at C.in D.on
2.A.eat B.taste C.open D.try
3.A.divided B.placed C.changed D.cut
4.A.half B.bit C.piece D.pair
5.A.clever B.foolish C.old D.poor
6.A.Because B.As C.So D.Before
7.A.keeping B.watching C.seeing D.holding
8.A.Another B.The other C.Other D.A
9.A.delightedly B.carefully C.politely D.angrily
10.A.share B.sharing C.enjoy D.enjoying
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根据语境，用恰当的语言完成对话(A and B are talking about their summer vacation plans)
A: Summer vacation is coming, 1. ______________________________ ?
B: I have no idea .Do you have any good ideas?
A: Yes. We are so tired recently. I want to relax myself. So I want to go on a trip.
B: Sounds great! 2. _______________________________ ?
A: I'd like to go somewhere interesting and exciting.
B: There is a new zoo in our city. I’d like to go there to see animals3___________________________?
A: No, I haven't. 4. __________________________?
B: I haven’t been there either. But my cousin went there last week. He told me people could watch the animals there in a more natural environment..
A: Really? That sounds interesting. Let's go to the zoo together.
B: OK. We can go there by bus tomorrow.
A: 5______________________________? It's not too far from here. And riding a bike is a kind of good exercise.
B: OK. I can't wait.
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Alice spends her summer vacations walking back into history. Alice is 15 and she is a guide who shows visitors around the Fort(城堡)Delaware Museum in New York. “This year, I spun wool(纺毛线)on a spinning wheel. Last year, I was a candle maker. My first year, I cared for the garden and looked after the animals. All the jobs I’ve had at the fort have been really fun.”
Fort Delaware is a living-history museum that shows how life was in frontier(边远地区)America in the mid-1700s. “Reading about history can’t compare to experiencing it for yourself,” says Alice.
The experience begins as soon as visitors enter the fort. The smell of wood smoke fills the air. Women in petticoats (long skirts) and men in knee breeches(knee-length shorts) are busy with their chores. The guides show visitors how the settles(移民)would have carried out everyday work. “Kids are surprised when I tell them that one of their jobs would have been to make candles,” says another guide, 16-year-old Jane. “They don’t realize that kids back then had to work hard.” She also shows visitors how to play with toys and games.
They are playing historical parts, so the guides can’t wear shorts or T-shirts when the weather is hot. But the clothes of the past can easily change modern kids into people from 18th century. “The clothing felt strange at first, but it does make it easier to get into characters,” says Jane.
Working at the fort has helped Jane to appreciate her life even more. Alice agrees, “The fort has taught me how hard life was and how much work there was every day. We are so lucky with everything we have now. Life wasn’t always this easy.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
1.Fort Delaware in New York is a museum.
A. living-history B. toy C. candle D. clothing
2.Alice has been to the Fort Delaware Museum at least .
A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times
3.Which of the following is TRUE about the life in frontier America in the mid-1700s?
A. People couldn’t make fire.
B. Kids played with toys and games all day long.
C. People could use a spinning wheel.
D. Kids didn’t feed the animals.
4.Why do modern kids have to wear the strange clothing while playing historical parts?
A. Because wearing the strange clothing makes kids fun.
B. Because it is easier for kids to get into characters.
C. Because kids like wearing the strange clothing.
D. Because the weather is hot.
5.The main idea of this passage is that .
A. all the jobs Alice has had at the fort have been really fun
B. how hard life was and how much work there was in the past
C. reading about history can compare to experiencing it for yourself
D. we are so lucky with everything we have now, and then we must appreciate them
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We spent this summer with our uncle. He was a geologist(地质学家) and loved to go on walks to collect ________ . One day, he bought us backpacks and asked us to go to the mountain with him and carry the stones.
The whole day we walked around. Every now and then he put stones in our bags. To our ________ , he also took some stones out from our bags. But we thought he had just found ________ stones.
Still, when we ________ to the house, we were very tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we felt ________ when we took them off. Yet uncle’s backpack was half empty.
“Why did you give us so many stones?” we asked.
“I didn’t. You did.” He said. “You didn’t know it, but I gave you a little attitude (态度) test. Today I listened to every word you said. Whenever you were complaining (抱怨), I ________ a stone to your bags. ________ you talked about something with positive (积极的) thinking, I ________ a stone. And now look at your backpacks.”
These stones made the backpacks nearly full.
“Your negative(消极的) thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your ________ just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts you have, the heavier your mind will be.”
With great love, our uncle ________ us one of the most important lessons in life—the power of attitude.
1.A. sands B. stones C. flowers D. sticks
2.A. joy B. enjoyment C. surprise D. excitement
3.A. bigger B. smaller C. greener D. better
4.A. returned B. reached C. came D. got
5.A. excited B. interested C. satisfied D. relaxed
6.A. added B. threw C. dropped D. filled
7.A. However B. Wherever C. Whichever D. Whenever
8.A. put out B. took out C. worked out D. pointed out
9.A. body B. mind C. back D. shoulder
10.A. let B. had C. helped D. Taught